February 19, 2026 1:35 am
Top-seeded Canon-McMillan showed the effects of a nine-day layoff but the Big Macs girls handled Mt. Lebanon to reach the 6A semifinals. CM held the Blue Devils off the scoreboard for the entire second quarter, eventually stretching the shutout streak to more than 12 minutes. West Greene girls lost at Union and drop into an elimination consolation game on Monday. The Jeff-Morgan boys hopes of a WPIAL title ended. The Rockets fell behind OLSH by double digits early and couldn’t climb out of the hole. J-M has a PIAA berth in hand and will now play through the consolation bracket. The quarterfinals finish Friday. Through the tournament, our audio coverage is available free on-air and online. Video coverage for WPIAL/PIAA playoff games is accessible through the NFHS Network. We will produce the video for all of our broadcasts through at least Friday’s quarterfinals. Here’s a daily schedule of games for Washington/Greene County teams. WPIAL Brackets
Quarterfinals
Thursday, Feb. 19
6A Girls #1 Canon-McMillan > #9 Mt. Lebanon, 37-24 Watch/Listen
1A Girls #3 Union > #6 West Greene, 50-35
2A Boys #3 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart > #6 Jeff-Morgan, 41-28
Friday, Feb. 20
2A Girls #4 Fort Cherry vs. #5 Rochester, 5:45 pm at Moon Area, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen
2A Girls #7 Burgettstown vs. #2 Winchester Thurston, 7:15 pm at Moon Area, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen
2A Girls #3 Chartiers-Houston vs. #6 Aliquippa, 7:15 pm at South Fayette, WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen
5A Boys #15 Ringgold vs. #10 Hampton, 7:30 pm at Peters Township
Consolation Round 1
Friday, Feb. 20
5A Girls Trinity at Baldwin, 7 pm (winner plays for fifth place, loser plays for seventh place)
3A Girls Waynesburg at Our Lady/Sacred Heart, 7 pm (winner clinches PIAA berth, plays for fifth place; loser eliminated)
Saturday, Feb. 21
2A Winchester Thurston at Jeff-Morgan, 12 noon (winner plays for fifth place, loser plays for seventh place)
Monday, Feb. 23
1A Girls Sewickley Academy at West Greene, 7 pm (winner clinches PIAA berth, plays for fifth place; loser eliminated)
Semifinals
Saturday, Feb. 21
5A Girls #12 Peters Township vs. #1 South Fayette, 11:15 am at Keystone Oaks, wjpa.com Watch/Listen
Tuesday, Feb. 24 (site/time to be announced)
6A Girls #1 Canon-McMillan vs. #4 Pine-Richland/#5 Seneca Valley winner
February 19, 2026 4:23 am
MILAN (AP) — Sidney Crosby has not been ruled out for Canada’s semifinal game against Finland at the Olympics on Friday after leaving the quarterfinals with an apparent right-leg injury. He did not take part in an optional practice Thursday. Coach Jon Cooper said Crosby was seeing the best doctors as the determination was being made for whether the 38-year-old captain would be able to play. Crosby’s right knee buckled when he was bracing for a hit from Czechia’s Radko Gudas five minutes into the second period of the teams’ game Wednesday night. Sam Bennett figures to return to the lineup if Crosby does not play.
February 20, 2026 1:21 am
The U.S. women’s hockey team has earned its third gold medal in Olympic history. Team USA defeated the Canadian team 2-1 in a nail-biting game Thursday in Milan. Canada’s Kristin O’Neill sank the game’s first goal during the second period. With just over two minutes left in the third period, Team USA captain and four-time Olympian Hilary Knight scored to bring the game into overtime. This was the third time in the last four Olympics that the U.S. and Canada women’s hockey teams needed extra minutes to decide the gold-medal champion. With her goal, Knight broke the Team USA Olympic record for goals, bringing it to 15. A 36-year-old California native, Knight previously announced that this year’s Olympic Games would be her last. Less than a minute into overtime, Megan Keller scored to bring Team USA the win. Earlier on Thursday, Switzerland bested Sweden 2-1 in overtime to take bronze.
February 20, 2026 4:25 am
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rory McIlroy got a little bit of everything in the Genesis Invitational and shares the clubhouse lead with Jacob Bridgeman after a 66. Aaron Rai is one shot ahead but has two holes left to play because of a three-hour rain delay. The surprise is Scottie Scheffler. He’s at 5-over par and tied for last place in the 72-man field. Scheffler still has eight holes to play. The first round was stopped by darkness. The rain was followed by a cold, hard wind. The greens were soft but still fast, causing problems for everyone.
February 18, 2026 2:59 am
The WPIAL Basketball quarterfinals opened Wednesday night. Defending WPIAL 5A girls champion Peters Township continued its run with a 43-36 win over Baldwin, a team that beat the Indians twice in Section 4 play. Taylor McCullough led all scorers with 14 points for the winners who will face defending PIAA champion South Fayette. The Lions survived Trinity’s upset bid, outscoring the Hillers, 9-6, over the final 3:30 of the game. Avella boys season ended as the Eagles couldn’t rally from a 15-point first half deficit at home against Serra Catholic. Waynesburg’s girls lost to Beaver Falls and will now have to win an elimination game Friday to extend its season. Just one game on our Thursday broadcast schedule as 6A Girls top seed Canon-McMillan hosts #9 Mt. Lebanon. Through the tournament, our audio coverage is available free on-air and online. Video coverage for WPIAL/PIAA playoff games is accessible through the NFHS Network. We will produce the video for all of our broadcasts through at least Friday’s quarterfinals. Here’s a daily schedule of games for Washington/Greene County teams. WPIAL Brackets
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Feb. 18
3A Girls #2 Beaver Falls > #7 Waynesburg, 68-45
1A Boys #6 Serra Catholic > #3 Avella, 74-66 Watch/Listen
5A Girls #12 Peters Township > #4 Baldwin, 43-36 Watch/Listen
5A Girls #1 South Fayette > #9 Trinity, 26-23 Watch/Listen
Thursday, Feb. 19
6A Girls #9 Mt. Lebanon at #1 Canon-McMillan, 5:45 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen
1A Girls #6 West Greene at #3 Union, 7 pm
2A Boys #6 Jeff-Morgan vs. #3 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 7:30 pm at Peters Township
Friday, Feb. 20
2A Girls #4 Fort Cherry vs. #5 Rochester, 5:45 pm at Moon Area, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen
2A Girls #7 Burgettstown vs. #2 Winchester Thurston, 7:15 pm at Moon Area, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen
2A Girls #3 Chartiers-Houston vs. #6 Aliquippa, 7:15 pm at South Fayette, WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen
5A Boys #15 Ringgold vs. #10 Hampton, 7:30 pm at Peters Township
Consolation Round 1
Friday, Feb. 20
5A Girls Trinity at Baldwin, 7 pm (winner plays for fifth place, loser plays for seventh place)
3A Girls Waynesburg at Our Lady/Sacred Heart (winner clinches PIAA berth, plays for fifth place; loser eliminated)
February 19, 2026 5:44 am
PITTSBURGH — We have lost another member of the Steelers famed Steel Curtain defense. Four-time Super Bowl champion Mike Wagner has died at the age of 76. Steelers President Art Rooney II announced the news Wednesday night. According to reports, Wagner was fighting pancreatic cancer since a 2020 diagnosis. “On behalf of the entire Pittsburgh Steelers organization, we extend our heartfelt condolences to Mike’s family. He will always be remembered as a champion, a great teammate and a proud member of the Steelers family,” Rooney said.
February 19, 2026 2:16 am
MILAN (AP) — Sidney Crosby left Canada’s Olympic quarterfinal game against Czechia in the second period because of injury, did not return and his status for the rest of the tournament is uncertain. Crosby’s right leg appeared to buckle when bracing for contact on a big hit from Czechia defenseman Radko Gudas a few minutes into the second. Laboring as he stayed on the ice, Crosby got crunched into the boards by Gudas and Martin Necas and then left after shaking his right leg and wincing. Crosby spoke to players at the second intermission, and Canada rallied to tie it and win in overtime.
February 19, 2026 4:25 am
MILAN (AP) — The U.S. and Canada are moving on to the semifinals at the Olympics. Each needed extra hockey to get through the quarterfinals. Quinn Hughes scored in overtime to put the U.S. past Sweden 2-1 after giving up the tying goal to Mika Zibanejad with 91 seconds left in the third period. Dylan Larkin deflected Jack Hughes’ shot in for the only U.S. goal in regulation. Nick Suzuki tied it for Canada late in regulation against Czechia, and Mitch Marner won it 4-3 in overtime to avoid what would have been a stunning early exit.
February 19, 2026 4:26 am
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks are going up for sale in accordance with the wishes of late team owner Paul Allen. Allen’s estate announced Wednesday that it has begun the process of selling the team, which is coming off its second Super Bowl victory in franchise history. The Seahawks have been in the Allen family since 1997, when Paul bought the team for $194 million from then-owner Ken Behring. Paul was critical in keeping the Seahawks in Seattle, which is where the team is expected to remain after the sale is finalized. The Seahawks have a lease at Lumen Field that runs through 2032 with three 10-year options.
February 17, 2026 2:55 am
The first round of the WPIAL Basketball playoffs wrapped up Tuesday night with nearly half of the original 24 Washington/Greene County squads in action. Burgettstown, Chartiers-Houston and Fort Cherry girls all won and advanced to Friday’s quarterfinals. Ringgold boys pulled off the biggest upset of the opening rounds, winning at #2 Lincoln Park. Wash High battled back from a 13-point first half deficit to lead by one with a minute to play before Southmoreland hit 6-of-8 free throws to eliminate the Little Prexies. Action turns from first round to quarterfinals Wednesday, including three games we’ll have for you: Serra Catholic at Avella in the 1A Boys bracket, plus both games on the left side of the 5A Girls pairings–Trinity vs. South Fayette and Peters Township taking on Baldwin. Through the tournament, our audio coverage is available free on-air and online. Video coverage for WPIAL/PIAA playoff games is accessible through the NFHS Network. We will produce the video for all of our broadcasts through at least Wednesday’s quarterfinals. Here’s a daily schedule of games for Washington/Greene County teams. WPIAL Brackets
First Round
Tuesday, Feb. 17
2A Girls #3 Chartiers-Houston > #14 South Side Beaver, 70-16 Watch/Listen
2A Girls #4 Fort Cherry > #13 Riverview, 55-24 Watch/Listen
2A Girls #7 Burgettstown > #10 Jeannette, 39-35
2A Girls #9 Laurel > #8 California, 41-21
2A Girls #6 Aliquippa > #11 Beth-Center, 43-34
2A Girls #2 Winchester Thurston > #15 Bentworth, 67-13
3A Boys #7 Seton-La Salle > #10 Charleroi, 82-52
3A Boys #5 Southmoreland . #12 Wash High, 63-58 Watch/Listen
3A Boys #1 Mohawk > #16 Waynesburg, 74-49
5A Boys #10 Hampton > #7 Peters Township, 50-45
5A Boys #15 Ringgold > #2 Lincoln Park, 79-77
Quarterfinals
Wednesday, Feb. 18
3A Girls #7 Waynesburg vs. #2 Beaver Falls, 6:00 pm at Peters Township
1A Boys #6 Serra Catholic at #3 Avella, 6:45 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen
5A Girls #12 Peters Township vs. #4 Baldwin at Bethel Park, 7:15 pm, WJPA-FM (95.3) Watch/Listen
5A Girls #9 Trinity vs. #1 South Fayette at Peters Township, 7:15 pm, WJPA.com Watch/Listen
Thursday, Feb. 19
6A Girls #9 Mt. Lebanon at #1 Canon-McMillan, 5:45 pm, WJPA-AM (1450) Watch/Listen
2A Boys #6 Jeff-Morgan vs. #3 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, 7:30 pm at Peters Township
1A Girls #6 West Greene at #3 Union, 7 pm
Friday, Feb. 20 (sites/times to be announced)
5A Boys #15 Ringgold vs. #10 Hampton
2A Girls #3 Chartiers-Houston vs. #6 Aliquippa
2A Girls #4 Fort Cherry vs. #5 Rochester
2A Girls #7 Burgettstown vs. #2 Winchester Thurston
